How To Cut Hardie Panel Siding

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How to cut hardie panel siding. The easiest method to cut the hardie board is that you spot the surface and break the sheet along the marked line. In fact you could use a utility knife or a carbide tipped scoring equipment in order to spot the line. However it is not recommended because it will produce too much dust. Install the blade as per manufacturers instructions.

If you re not cutting a straight line use a jigsaw with a carbide grit or a metal cutting blade installed. Plus you could potentially cut costs by using a vacuum to extend the life of your tools and reduce cleanup and housekeeping time. The product can also be cut with a traditional diamond saw blade as well. Reciprocating and jigsaws which can be equipped with carbide encrusted blades are convenient to use when making small or circular cuts in hardie board siding.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears. The james hardie co. If you choose the performance option james hardie has evaluated several types of miter saws panel saws and fans you can use in conjunction with our exposure monitoring report summaries to help you comply.

Measure the hardie board with a tape. This is the same way of cutting the drywall. Cutting curves is much easier with a jigsaw and the preferred option in this case to a circular saw. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.

This blade is specifically designed to cut all of the james hardi cement fiber board products.